Cursive Vise 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, headlines, quotes, whimsical, vintage, playful, romantic, handmade, handcrafted feel, decorative caps, casual elegance, expressive display, brushy, looping, swashy, expressive, bouncy.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant, high-contrast stroke modulation, and a brush-pen feel. Letterforms are compact with a notably short x-height, tall ascenders, and deep, sometimes looping descenders that create an animated vertical rhythm. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with occasional blunt terminals, and character widths vary noticeably, giving words a natural, irregular cadence. Capitals are more decorative and swashy, while lowercase forms stay simple and quick, with single-storey structures and intermittent connections rather than continuous joining.
Well suited for short-to-medium display text where personality is the priority—such as invitations, greeting cards, labels, café menus, packaging accents, and social media graphics. It works especially well for headings, pull quotes, and name/wordmark-style treatments where its swashy capitals and bouncy rhythm can be showcased.
The overall tone is informal and personable, mixing a slightly old-fashioned charm with a spontaneous, doodled energy. It feels chatty and lighthearted, with enough flourish in the capitals to suggest invitations, personal notes, or boutique branding without becoming overly formal.
This design appears intended to emulate quick, stylish brush handwriting—pairing compact lowercase text with more ornamental capitals to deliver a friendly, handcrafted look for expressive display typography.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in places, reinforcing the hand-drawn character; long loops and descenders can create lively texture but may need generous line spacing in tight settings. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with simple, handwritten shapes and soft curves that blend comfortably with text.